September moods

                       

The month of September opens the door to the season of mists and harvest celebrations. It rings in the end of summer and the beginning of the dark season. To some, it may feel like death and the end of things, but to me, it presents a time of dreams, afternoons with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book. Autumn is the time to slow down and enjoy more quiet times wrapped in a blanket by the fire or snuggled up in bed over a late breakfast. These may be simple things, but just these simple things make life enjoyable. The shorter days and long nights allow us to recharge our batteries. I love to take walks in the forest during the early morning or late afternoon when the mist rises and turns everything into a mystical fairytale-like world. It is magical and inspiring that it finds its way into my writing.

"It was a beautiful morning with a bright blue sky.  A gentle breeze passed over the meadow lifted the morning mist and unveiled the brightly coloured carpet of leaves. The first frost's fairy dust covered the meadow and draped the spider's webs and shrubs with beaded strings of frozen dew that sparkled like crystals in the morning sun. "

So, I hope you no longer look at September as an end but as a presenter of bountiful gifts and not only in nature but in the world of art and literature too. Many famous writer and poets celebrate their birthdays in September like:

Dame-Agatha-Christie was born on September 15^th. 1890. She may have died but still entertains millions with her short stories and 14 famous crime novels. The adventures of Miss Marble and Hercule Poirot have been made into many movies and even TV series with a cast of famous Hollywood actors.

Then there is the master of suspense Stephen King, born September 21^st., 1947. His novels of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy are still in the bestseller list. His books have been sold over 350 million times and have been turned into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and even comic books.

Well and not to forget the father of science fiction Herbert George Wells who was born on September 21^st.1866. He was a prolific English writer. He covered many different genres like history, politics, and social commentary, as well as textbooks and rules for war games. But most of us will remember him for his science fiction novels and especially for his most notable science fictions, The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898).

But luckily, not all inspiring writers are dead quiet to the contrary. Many will enchant you and keep you entertained throughout the long nights of fall and winter. During the next weeks, I am going to introduce you to a few of my fellow Indie Authors and going to start with Koos Verkaik.

Koos Verkaik began to write his first stories with seven and soon after moved on to the creation of short fictions, and produced hand-written manuscripts of many hundred  pages. He published a series of fiction novels about a young space traveller who went on a quest great for adventures  to a far-away planet for . When Koos was 16 he published three pages per week in the weekly Sjors; with 18 he wrote and published his first novel, under the title ADOLAR (the name of the main character). Up to date he wrote and published more than50 different titles, both for children and adults, produced countless scripts and recordings. So, make sure you subscribe to my blog that you won't miss my interview with Koos Verkaik to get some insides to his life as an author.

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